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By Ana Doonan, senior director, LINC Community Revitalization Inc. Throughout my career, I have worked with various nonprofit organizations both in Venezuela and in the United States. Although serving different populations, the challenges and issues facing nonprofits are fairly similar. Most strive to bring about some type of change or

By Amber Erickson, research manager, and Tera Qualls, project manager The Community Family Partnership (CFP) is a System of Care initiative in Kent County, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Teri Clark is the Project Director for CFP and describes the initiative as follows: “The CFP

The Johnson Center for Philanthropy released Community Conversations About the Children of Grand Rapids, a report on findings from community conversations that were held in response to questions from Mayor George Heartwell in his 2012 State of the City Address about youth issues. The Mayor asked: Do we value our children equally? Are we

On National Day of Philanthropy, the Johnson Center for Philanthropy releases a Kent Co. Giving Estimate report. Key findings: In 2010, we estimate that donors of all types located in Kent County gave a total of $601,658,407. Of this, individuals gave the majority (58%) and foundations contributed a significant portion

Our Community’s Children recently announced key findings from Mayor Heartwell’s Community Conversations About Children Initiative. In his State of the City Address in January, 2012, Mayor George Heartwell charged the Johnson Center’s Community Research Institute (CRI) with collecting data from these conversations. In six months, 250 youth and over 500 adults participated.

Matthew Downey, program director of Nonprofit Services at the Johnson Center, was selected as one of Grand Rapids Business Journal 40 Under Forty area business leaders. The Grand Rapids Business Journal will recognize the 40 business leaders during a reception for the Class of 2012 and 40 Under Forty alumni on

The Grand Valley Lanthorn reported on T.J. Maciak’s role in helping to save the Transplant Games of America and in helping to bring them to West Michigan. Maciak contacted Peter Secchia who put him in touch with the West Michigan Sports Commission. The commission pulled the event together in 11 short months. The games will be held

The Johnson Center is providing four key workshops for the national Junior Achievement Leadership Conference to be held July 16-19, 2012 in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich. Activities will focus on leadership, innovation and impact. Workshops and presenters are:Understanding Today’s Donors: What Motivates Them to Give? Matthew DowneyEngaging and Retaining the New Volunteer: How

GAMES TRANSPLANTED TO WEST MICHIGAN by Bill Ryan, chairman Like the athletes that will be competing on the campus of Grand Valley State University this summer, the Transplant Games of America bring new life to a national competition that many thought was gone forever. In the summer of 2011, the West Michigan Sports

By Ruth Stegeman, Director for Community Engagement, College of Community and Public Service Faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen, according to Hebrews 11:1. In the past week, we celebrated partnerships between faith-based organizations, philanthropy, and the education community. Reflecting on the event

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